Ironing board



Jan. 24, 1933. L. c. LARSN 1,895,264

IRONINCTv BOARD Filed Feb. 16, 1932 28 23 22 [MYI/07%,@ ,P U, 1v Z4 I: w." ze 'f 25' wil,

Patented Jan. 24, 1933 PATE NT oFFlcEf y LOUIS C. LARSONQ F SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA IRONING BOARD l Application led February 16, 1932. Serial No. 593,376.

It is one object of the invention to provide an ironing board in which all of the extensible supporting parts may be folded flat upon the board and entirely within 'the '5"boundary thereof. Y It is another object to provide a board of the character indicated in which the severa-l supporting part-s will automatically assume their proper positions when the main leg is manipulated relative to the plane of the board.

It Vis also an object to provide a board of the character indicated in which the supporting legs are effectively braced and secured in an extended position when the board is to be used. f

Finally, it is an object of the invention to provide an ironing board of the character indicated that will be economical to manufac- I ture; light in weight; of few parts; strong,

rigid, and firmly supported when set up for use; collapsible into a flat, compact package when prepared for storing; quickly and easily manipulated when being set up or coll lapsed; substantial, durable, and highly eficient in its practical application. In the drawing: Y p Figure 1 is a perspective view of an ironing board embodying my invention, partly in section.

Figure 2 is a bottom planv view of a portion of the board when collapsed.

In the'particular embodiment of the board lherein disclosedI show at 1 the board-proper, which is of uniform WidthV throughout its length until it approaches one end where it is tapered as at 2.

Mounted upon the under side of the board and spaced a distance back from the end remote from the tapered end, is a bracket 3 with downwardly turned ends as 4.

At 5-5 are shownlegs pivotally mounted.l

at their upper ends on the outer sides of ends 4 by means of bolts 6. Also pivotally mount- I ed .on bolts 6, but on the inner sides of ends Y fioor under the end 2 of the board.

`Pivotally mounted Vupon leg members 7-7 and at corresponding points midway `their length, arearms 10-10, the pivotal connections being indicated at 11. These arms are connected neat their free ends by a bar 12 5 and are adapted to swing as al unit in vertical parallel planes whereby'to engage the under p side of the board 1 when the structure `is raised to an operative position.

A spring catch 13 is mounted on the inner side of board 1 in such a position as to engage bar 12 when the structure is raised as described and effectually prevent its collapse.

' clined downwardly from its pivotal point 14 I topoint 16 when thel structure is in an operative position.

Mounted crosswise on the under side ofthe board l and substantially I.midway between legs 5 5 and catch 13, is a 'bracketf` To the ,depending ears 18 of this rbracket are pivotally connected as at 19, links 20. Each link 2()v is also pivotally connected to the adjacent bar 15 as at 21, the connections of each link 20 being so disposed that the link is inclined backwardly from its top connection 21. n

At 22 is shown a small bracket mounted on the under side of board 1, just rearwardly of and fiat against bracket 3. To each ear 23 of this bracket is pivotally connected as at 24 a brace 25, the brace being twisted as at 26y and passing downward at an angle and being pivotally connected as at 27 to the leg 5 on the opposite side ofthe board,` and lying in a plane parallel with ,therear edges of legs 5.

- A short bar 28 having a vertically disposed portion 29 is mounted upon the center of the rear end'of the board, and upon its underside as shown. To this portion 29 is pivotally connected as at V30 a bracemember 31, this member being twisted as at 32 so thatl its main 'portion is disposed at right angles to the pivoted end. The lower end` of this member 31 is pivotally connected as at 33 to the overlapping Vends of short arms 34, which are in turn pivotally connected to legs 5-5 as at 35.

The several parts described are so arranged f 32 respectively are sodes'igned as to' permit the several parts to lie fiat as described,

To spread the several parts and vset the board up as shown, it is only necessary to grasp the leg 9 and the portion 2 of the board and force the same apart, this action operat- 'ing to spread all of the membersv into their respective positions without further adjust-- ment than pressing the bar l2 into .engagement with the latch 13. f

It will be noted that in performing this operation the links 2O can only swing` about f their fixed'pivotal points 1.9, and-'the leg-,9

' leg'9.

6, consequently when the leg 9 is swung in the direction indicated by arrow 36it operatesto swingboth legs 5 and arms 10 into the extended supporting position through the medium of the connectingbars 15.

When the structure is vcollapsed, all ofthe movable parts lie within the confines of the boa-rd 1, vbut it is desirable to spread the legs 5 beyond the width of the board vwhen eX- tended, and this is accomplishedby mounting the braces 25 as described. Thisoifset mounting ofthe braces relative to the pivotal mounting of the legs 5 not only causes them tospread the legs but it alsoprovides a spring support against which the several vparts must be forced in order `toeflect engagementy of bar 12 with the latch 13. c y

The legs 5 are further supported and effectually spread and braced by thestructure 29-35 which applies a Apositive leverage that is direct and effective.

In collapsingthe structure it is. only necessary to disengage the catch 18 from ybar 12, whereupon the angular disposition of the severalv parts will enable the operator toautomatically flatten out the whole .supporting structure by merely pressing down the lone It isv to be understood, of course, thatwhile I have herein shown and described but one specific embodiment of the invention, changesV4 inform, construction, and method of assembly and operation may be made within theL scope of the appended claims.

Iclaim:'

1. An ironing board comprising,a board, .Y

lvvardly` therefrom whenA extended,

-of said other leg' structure. l

said rigid means midway their length and to said board.

. 2. An ironingboard comprising, a board,

ale-g l"stru'ctureg-,pivotally mounted thereon adjacent the rear end thereof, a second leg.v structure pivotally mounted thereon adj acent thels'ame end. of the board and extending forwardly of the latter andof greater length than the lirst mentioned structure, support ing arms pivotally mounted on the second structure and inclined upwardly and foradapted Lto engage the bottom ofthe board,

bars pivotally connecting said arms kand :the

first leg structure yand'inclined downwardly Aand rearwardly fromr said .arms when extended, and upwardly and forwardly Yin- `@lined links pivotally mounted onsaid bars Vand pivotally connected to said board.- can only swing about its lixedplvotal points and 5. Anironingboard comprising, a board, V

a.. pair of leg structures pivotally mountedthereon adjacent one end thereof, one ofsaid -leg structures being. extended Atoward vthe other endof the board, .supporting means pivotally mounted on the last mentionedv leg structure and adapted to seat against rthe bottom of the board, means pivotally connected yto thesaid supporting means and to the other leg structure, land meanspivotally connected to lsaid, board jand to said jlast mentioned l means intermediate its'length, whereby pivf-fy otal movement of one leg structure vwill automatically ac tuatethe other 'leg structure and the said supportingimeans.

4. An ironing board including a' board,a i pair `offlegstructures pivotally connected to `for theboard .pivotally ,connected'to the last named leg structure, means to effect 'spread' ing of the legs o ftheother leg structure upon movement of the latterto operative position,

'means pivoted toand connecting said supporting .means land said yother leg structure,

and meanspivoted' to the board and to saidy connecting' means wherebypivotal'movement of one legV structurev willI automatically aetuate theother legstructure and said board supporting means and effectsaid spreading 4'Louis o.v LARsoNf.

av leg structure. pivotally mounted thereon y Il.

and adjacent oneend thereof, a second leg the same -end of the board, supporting means pivotally mounted upon one of saidl leg strucstructure'pivotally.mounted'thereon adjacent 

